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“If the Bavarian government really intends to exempt Euro 6 diesel vehicles from the ban, we will address this in our ongoing legal action.”

Those who want to keep driving in cities must under no circumstances buy a diesel car

Jürgen Resch

ClientEarth CEO James Thornton said: “Announcing a diesel ban is progress – Munich is heading in the right direction.

"Diesel vehicles are the main culprit for the high levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution that chokes our towns and cities.

"However, more ambition is needed. Authorities must be bolder and face up to the realities of Euro 6 vehicle emissions.”

DUH plans to release new data in the coming days about the true extent of pollution from Euro 6 vehicles with Jürgen Resch saying: “The vast majority of the Euro 6 diesels currently in circulation are many times over the legal limit for nitrogen oxides (NOx).

“Those who want to keep driving in cities must under no circumstances buy a diesel car.”

And Thornton James added: “The mayor’s announcement today is testimony to the effectiveness of litigation in defending public health and achieving real change.”

A number of organisations have been highly critical of the Government's consultation on its draft Air Quality Plans, which ends today.

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Many of the draft plan’s proposals gave a lot of responsibility to local councils to deal with the issues, which has harboured a lot of criticism.

"The government's proposals are woefully inadequate to tackle air pollution and place far too much responsibility on the shoulders of our over-stretched local authorities," said Tony Lewis, head of policy at CIEH.

"We stand on the cliff-edge of a national public health emergency and these plans are devoid of substantive proposals, timescales for addressing the key challenges, clarity around targets or even availability of resources to support necessary actions."